The True Story of Hansel and Gretel

InthelastmonthsoftheNazioccupationofPoland,twochildrenareleftbytheirfatherandstepmothertofindsafetyinadenseforest.BecausetheirrealnameswillrevealtheirJewishness,theyarerenamed"Hansel"and"Gretel."TheywanderinthewoodsuntiltheyaretakeninbyMagda,aneccentricandstubbornoldwomancalled"witch"bythenearbyvillagers.Magdaisdeterminedtosavethem,evenasaGermanofficerarrivesinthevillagewithhisownplansforthechildren.Combiningclassicthemesoffairytalesandwarliterature,thishauntingnovelofjourneyandsurvival,ofredemptionandmemory,powerfullydepictshowwarisexperiencedbyfamiliesandespeciallybychildren,andtellsaresonant,rivetingstory.